"Side Effects" Observed within ~1-90 Days after Cannabis Onset: Epidemiological Estimates for the United States, 2004-2014.

CONCLUSION AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: In these US community samples of cannabis initiates studied soon after first use, the vast majority were free of individual SE experiences counted toward Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition cannabis use disorder diagnoses. For a minority, SE-SE pairs might indicate syndrome formation. These epidemiological meta-analysis estimates might find use in refinement of clinical practice guidelines for fast effective syndrome screens when primary care patients are seen soon after cannabis onset, akin to clinical screening guides designed for newly incident drinkers (Am J Addict 2019;00:1-9). PMID: 31487092 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal on Addictions - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Am J Addict Source Type: research